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Andreas Varady's eponymous 2014 Verve debut artfully celebrates the Hungarian jazz guitarist's prodigious skill. A prodigy, Varady has been playing guitar since childhood. Only 17 at the time of this release, he has a fluid, technically proficient style that reveals a love of jazz tradition, both old and new. However, rather than simply delivering a collection of well-worn standards, a task Varady is clearly capable of, here he delves into a batch of modern pop hits and original songs in a contemporary jazz style. Executive produced by Varady's manager, the legendary Quincy Jones, along with David Paich and Jay Oliver, the album fits more into the instrumental smooth jazz vein of artists like George Benson and Lee Ritenour than it does the straight-ahead style of Wes Montgomery, although Varady dips his toe in that tradition here too. There are also fewer Django Reinhardt-influenced Gypsy jazz cuts than one might expect, given Varady's obvious talent for the genre; he certainly nails Reinhardt's "Nuages" and "Swing 42." Primarily, Jones has Varady apply his lithe fretboard chops and deft harmonic ear to songs that will fit nicely on both smooth jazz and instrumental R&B radio formats. To these ends, we get a very Montgomery-influenced take on Steely Dan's "Do It Again," a faithful rendition of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature," and a light Latin-tinged reimagining of the Mamas & the Papas' "California Dreamin'." Elsewhere, Varady is joined by a few special guests including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, who digs into the sultry Jones composition "Secret Garden," and vocalist Gregory Porter, who brings his warm baritone to the old Louis Jordan number "Let the Good Times Roll."
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Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Phillinganes, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Fagen, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Producer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER BECKER, ComposerLyricist - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Phillinganes, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - DAVID PAICH, Producer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Phillinganes, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID PAICH, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - STEVE LUKATHER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Porcaro, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JOHN BETTIS, ComposerLyricist - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christopher Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Bridges, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Producer - Drew Ryan Scott, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Bieber, ComposerLyricist - Christina Milian, ComposerLyricist - Aron Mellergard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jonah Nilsson, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dirty Loops, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, FeaturedArtist - Andreas Varady, MainArtist - Henrik Linder, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Greg Phillinganes, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan East, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eldra DeBarge, ComposerLyricist - Rod Temperton, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Producer, Arranger, Drum Programming, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, ComposerLyricist - SIEDAH GARRETT, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hargrove, Arranger, Flugelhorn, Work Arranger, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Ross, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Oliver, Producer, Arranger, Bass, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Weckl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Walt Fowler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Varady, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Oliver, Producer, Arranger, Bass Programming, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Weckl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nikki Yanofsky, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Melanie Fontana, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Reinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Spencer Williams, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Producer - Michael Lang, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michelle Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Greg Phillinganes, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Phillips, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Producer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, MainArtist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fleecy Moore, ComposerLyricist - Jay Oliver, Producer, Horn, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Arranger, Work Arranger - Dave Weckl, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Theard, ComposerLyricist - Gregory Porter, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andreas Varady, MainArtist - Aleks Sever, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID PAICH, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Django Reinhardt, ComposerLyricist - Brian Bromberg, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andreas Varady, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ondrej Varady, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Andreas Varady's eponymous 2014 Verve debut artfully celebrates the Hungarian jazz guitarist's prodigious skill. A prodigy, Varady has been playing guitar since childhood. Only 17 at the time of this release, he has a fluid, technically proficient style that reveals a love of jazz tradition, both old and new. However, rather than simply delivering a collection of well-worn standards, a task Varady is clearly capable of, here he delves into a batch of modern pop hits and original songs in a contemporary jazz style. Executive produced by Varady's manager, the legendary Quincy Jones, along with David Paich and Jay Oliver, the album fits more into the instrumental smooth jazz vein of artists like George Benson and Lee Ritenour than it does the straight-ahead style of Wes Montgomery, although Varady dips his toe in that tradition here too. There are also fewer Django Reinhardt-influenced Gypsy jazz cuts than one might expect, given Varady's obvious talent for the genre; he certainly nails Reinhardt's "Nuages" and "Swing 42." Primarily, Jones has Varady apply his lithe fretboard chops and deft harmonic ear to songs that will fit nicely on both smooth jazz and instrumental R&B radio formats. To these ends, we get a very Montgomery-influenced take on Steely Dan's "Do It Again," a faithful rendition of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature," and a light Latin-tinged reimagining of the Mamas & the Papas' "California Dreamin'." Elsewhere, Varady is joined by a few special guests including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, who digs into the sultry Jones composition "Secret Garden," and vocalist Gregory Porter, who brings his warm baritone to the old Louis Jordan number "Let the Good Times Roll."
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:21
- Main artists: Andreas Varady
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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